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It’s cheaper than lunch and faster than dinner, yet all too often we’re content to mark the most important meal of the day with little more than a stale muesli bar foraged from the bottom of the bag plus an overpriced coffee on the hop. If the nine to five is interfering with your fancy lunch aspirations why not go for breakfast instead?

As the recession has taken bite, people are searching for a food bargain; but cheap food needn't mean rubbish food. An army of passionate foodies has been unleashed onto the streets. They are chefs who want to start a business but can’t afford a restaurant, people who have been made redundant and want to step away from the rat race or those who want to take their food passion to everyday people.

Spending a day doing nothing in Manchester is a rare treat. When such a day comes up, it’s important to fill it with as much food as possible. Manchester’s food scene has exploded in the last few years - when I uni’d here over a decade ago, I was lucky to find one or two good independent places. Even then, they were only open during the evening. How glad I am it has all changed.